If Sidhdhas are also liberated souls, then what is the difference between Sidhdhas and Tirthankars?
Ans. There are eight major types of Karmas: 1) Knowledge-Obscuring, Jnnvarniya Karma, 2) Perception-Obscuring, Darshanvarniya Karma, 3) Vigor-Obstructing, Antaray Karma, 4) Deluding, Mohniya Karma, 5) Situation-Conferrling, Vedniya Karma, 6) Body-Making, Nam Karma, 7) Status-determining, Gotra Karma and 8) Age span-Determining, Ayushya Karma. The first four are the destructive (ghti) Karmas. They defile the real nature of the soul. The last four Karmas are non-destructive (aghti) Karmas. When the first four Karmas are eradicated, the person becomes keveli and achieves perfect knowledge, perfect perception and perfect conduct. But there are two types of kevelis: 1. Ordinary and 2. Tirthankar. Ordinary kevalis do not show the path of purification to others, while Tirthankar kevalis preach the path of the purification (liberation – Moksha) to all living beings. Tirthankar means who leads us across the ocean of suffering. Tirthankar is not the founder of the religion, he/she is the propaga
